What Is Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)?
NOTE: LMIA FORMALLY KNOWN AS LABOR MARKET OPINION (LMO)
Labour Market Impact Assessment
A Labour Market Impact Assessment, LMIA, is a legal document issued by the government of Canada to the employer. LMIA will allow the applicant, a skilled worker, to get a work permit to work in Canada.
The government will issue either a negative or positive LMIA to the employer after applying. The employee can use the LMIA to get a work permit to work in Canadian.
Apply For A Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)
Apply For A Labour Market Impact Assessment
Service Canada provides Labour Market Impact Assessments to the employer and Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The LMIA is an assessment of the likely impact that the hiring of the foreign worker may have on the Canadian labour market.
Not every single position requires a Labour Market Impact Assessment.